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COVID-19 hits UAE Team Emirates as Vegard Stake Laengen tests positive
UAE Team Emirates has confirmed that Vegard Stake Laengen has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been withdrawn from the 2022 Tour de France.
Unfortunately @VSLaengen has tested positive for Covid-19 and will not start today’s stage of the #TDF2022. pic.twitter.com/cNkJiHG4F6
— @UAE-TeamEmirates (@TeamEmiratesUAE) July 9, 2022
Laengen has been a pillar of the UAE Team Emirates Tour de France lineup since 2019, and was part of Tadej Pogačar’s support system for both his title wins. A pretty solid time trialist, the former Norwegian road champion is suited to anything from flat stages to medium mountains.
“Vegard tested negative yesterday morning during the routine internal team testing protocol,” said Dr Adriano Rotunno, team medical director. “But he reported sore throat symptoms late last night. The covid 19 antigen test was positive, and the diagnosis was confirmed on PCR test this morning.
“As per protocol, for his, the team, and the peloton’s safety, he will be withdrawn from the race.”
He’s not the only one forced to withdraw this morning. AG2R-Citroën’s Geoffrey Bouchard has also tested positive and will not start stage 8.
Read MoreBy: Kit Nicholson
Title: COVID-19 hits UAE Team Emirates as Vegard Stake Laengen tests positive
Sourced From: cyclingtips.com/2022/07/covid-19-hits-uae-team-emirates-as-vegard-stake-laengen-tests-positive/
Published Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2022 10:13:04 +0000
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